Software License Adoption How Do I Get my Company on Board? You’ve tried to introduce the concept of software licensing into your company. But, you’re not sure of the best way to move the process forward. Here are some tips to get you to the finish line. It All Starts at The Top We have …

In this article we attempt to provide a framework for how well-behaved applications use software licensing. Adherence to these guidelines will be greatly appreciated by your end-users who will see more consistent implementations. It is important to consider your end user and long-term support implications when designing your licensing implementation.

Do You Really Need a License Manager? Or can you use an Activation Server as a License Manager? In certain circumstances, you could use an Activation Server as a license manager. This would be the case for very simple, straightforward node-locked licensing. For example, an app that runs on a phone or a tablet (or a simple …

A while ago, we wrote a blog post entitled 101 license models. Since that time we followed up with posts on unrestricted license models, nodelocked license models, floating license models, and token-based license models. In this post, we explore the fifth set of license models described in that post – the Metered License Models.  Metered License Models To review, …

Reprise Software offers licensing solutions for both node-locked and concurrent (floating) licenses. As you have read elsewhere on this blog, virtually every type of license is supported. This article presents a overview of RLMCloud, our Licensing-as-a-Service offering. If you support concurrent (floating) licensing, Reprise offers both traditional on-premise license servers that your customers set up on …

A while ago, we wrote a blog post entitled 101 license models. Since that time we followed up with posts on unrestricted license models, nodelocked license models, and floating license models. In this post, we explore the fourth set of license models described in that post – the Token-Based License Models.  Token-Based License Models To review, token-based licenses are …

For more predictable revenues, consider a Recurring Revenue License Model. Software vendors increasingly rely on a recurring revenue license model and other pricing strategies to create steadier revenue streams. These strategies result in smoother and more predictable revenue growth which makes financial planning easier and increases business efficiency, maximizing value to shareholders. A license manager such …

Don’t paint yourself into the corner – use Policy in the License. When you think about adding licensing to your software, you want the licensing software to “do the work” of licensing. You don’t want to write special code to handle the various business cases for your licenses. When you put the policy in the license, …

A while ago, we wrote a blog post entitled 101 license models. Since that time we followed up with posts on unrestricted license models and nodelocked license models. In this post, we will explore the third set of license models described in that post – the Floating License Models. The Floating License Models To review, floating licenses are …

Zeenyx Software Relies on Reprise Zeenyx has been using RLM in its product, AscentialTest, since 2009. They feel certain that they made the right choice right from the start. Their customers consistently find that RLM is both easy to deploy and administer. They appreciate the flexibility of their deployment choices. They are happy to see that the …

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Reprise Software is a premium provider of license management software with an extensive and growing set of customers in more than 20 countries. Our flagship product, RLM, protects the revenue streams of hundreds of ISVs and yields the maximum use of licensed software for thousands of end users. We continually enhance RLM along our fundamental principles of flexibility, simplicity, power and value. www.reprisesoftware.com